2:09 AM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi A welterweight champion retained his title against a heated rival. A featherweight king surrendered his crown. And a bantamweight lioness continued her dominant reign over the 135-pound division. The UFC’s
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2:06 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Colby Covington dominated the war of words. Kamaru Usman got the victory where it counted most. Usman finished the trash-talking Covington via TKO at 4:10 of the fifth round in the main event of UFC 245 on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. With the win, Usman retained his UFC
Dec 9, 2019 The UFC’s 2019 pay-per-view schedule ends with a bang on Saturday, as UFC 245 features three championship fights — only the fifth time in the promotion’s history that that’s happened. One title bout centers around a personal rivalry. Another is built around a female GOAT. And the third features a dominant champion
7:42 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Jon Jones‘ jump to the heavyweight division could happen sooner rather than later, and possibly as early as after his next title defense. Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion, said at a news conference Friday that it was a “very strong possibility” he will move divisions after fighting Dominick
3:09 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a bantamweight fight between Cody Garbrandt and Raphael Assuncao on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, multiple sources told ESPN. Contracts have not been signed, but both sides have agreed to the 135-pound matchup. The UFC Fight Night event is set to take place at Nationwide Arena
1:33 PM ET LAS VEGAS – It’s a title fight and a grudge match. And now it’s official. Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington both successfully made weight Friday morning here at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa for their UFC 245 headlining fight. Usman weighed in right on the mark at 170 pounds and Covington
10:33 PM ET UFC heavyweight Jairzinho Rozenstruik got his wish. Less than one week after knocking out Alistair Overeem at UFC Fight Night last Saturday in Washington, Rozenstruik (10-0) has agreed to meet Francis Ngannou (14-3) in the main event of UFC Fight Night on March 28 in Columbus, Ohio, sources told ESPN. Both sides
5:29 PM ET LAS VEGAS — A lightweight championship rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor is a very real possibility in 2020, according to UFC president Dana White. McGregor (21-4) is scheduled to face Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone (36-13) at UFC 246 on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas, while Nurmagomedov (28-0) is set to defend
12:55 PM ET Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the mixed martial arts gym that counts UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre among its notable fighters, will offer naming rights. Gym co-owner Greg Jackson told The Associated
10:39 AM ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — Colby Covington is shadow boxing, warming up for a private striking workout. He’s with a coach, inside a room tucked next to an acai bowls cafe. Rock music is playing on Covington’s smartphone, and he’s wearing a shirt that reads “Stomp my flag, I’ll stomp your ass.” It’s